Manchester News

To the Editor: My name is Mike Visconti, and I am running a write-in campaign for state representative in Concord, Ward 4. I love this state, city, and the neighborhood I live in.

To the Editor: As the upcoming primary is nearing, I want to share my support for Steve Marchand as the Democratic nominee for governor of New Hampshire.

Rev. Christopher Martel, formerly of Merrimack, will take over as pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, the diocese of Manchester announced.

Weeks after former Superintendent Chip McGee received a 145,000 severance package, the Dean of Student Services has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Workers are busy setting up for the 29th annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, which begins Friday and is expected to draw more than 100,000 people to the three-day event.

A day after a Superior Court judge ordered the release of police documents related to a Dec. 2 incident at Icenter, police are refusing to allow a Union Leader reporter to review those documents without first paying a fee of 56.50 for a copy.

Steve Marchand is looking for an issue to catch on with voters who are just starting to pay attention to the Democratic primary for governor, with the Sept. 11 election less than a week away. And that issue is paid family medical leave.

City zoning officials have rejected a proposal to construct a large, five-story storage facility near Amherst Street.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a three-day Egyptian food festival this weekend in Nashua, an event designed to celebrate the city's myriad cultures and faiths.

The company is looking to fill its workforce at Amazon's new delivery station in Nashua.

Developer Steve Lewis is proposing a 38-unit subsidized housing development for lower-income residents, a proposal that will go before the Planning Board at its next meeting on Sept. 13, according to Town Planner Ross Moldoff.

Town officials are forming a committee to study the feasibility, interest in and need for a public pool. Officials put out a call for members of the public to join the panel.

Associate Attorney General Jeffery Strelzin on Wednesday said investigators continue to search for a North Woodstock woman who has been missing for more than two months.

Eleven Democrats vying for the U.S. House seat representing the 1st Congressional District traded barbs Wednesday night in the only televised debate of the race.

Ryan Fowler grew up in this seaside town and has discovered many things while walking its beach, but he never expected to find thousands of maggots squirming around in the seaweed on Sunday.

Peter Wolf doesn't often stray far from home these days. As Boston's resident rocker, he and his band, the Midnight Travelers, hit clubs and theaters around New England and open shows for other classic rock acts at arenas and stadiums.

The 61st Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair runs Friday through Sunday at the Hillsborough County Youth Center, 15 Hilldale LaneRoute 13.

Lots of foot traffic is expected on the Seacoast when the three-day Seafood Festival once again turns Ocean Boulevard into a pedestrian mall of good eats.

Rod Picott, whose double CD is titled 'Out Past the Wires,' will play Red Shorty's listening room, 4 Paul St., at 8 p.m. Friday.

'Disney's Beauty and the Beast,' based on the Academy Award-winning animated movie, opens this weekend on the Palace Theatre stage, 80 Hanover St.